DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(13y Telegraph—Per Press Association.) SCHOOL HOSTELS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. It is decreed by the Alinistor of Education, Air Wright, that school hostels will have to be run as commercial propositions in future, and if they are not capable of paying five per cent, on the capital outlay the Education Department, will not view the proposal with favour. The policy was. cleared up hv the Minister, who, while speaking to-day oil the annual report on technical education, defended the action of the Department in charging five per cent, on the capital outlay in connection with the erection of a hostel in Wanganui. The question of the hostels to he erected by the Education Department is purely a business undertaking, lie said. It is in a different category altogether with any branch of secondary or technical education. and boys and girls get lodgings for a certain sum weekly or monthly. Afr Sullivan : This will go up now, though.

Mr Wright: In Wellington there are two hostels being run by private enterprise. Why cannot the Department do the same thing? In one case the Government paid £50,000 for a hostel for 80 hoarders, and of these 80, only 20 were from the country. The colleges effect a saving of some hundreds of pounds annually when hostels arc erected, so why should not this money go towards paying off the cost of the new place. These institutions can he made to pay five per cent, on the capital cost if they are run properly. It applies to" every hostel that will lie built in the future, and not only to Wanganui.

INQUEST VERDCIT. GISBORNE, Sept. 30,

At the inquest on Thomas Mclntyre, 06, found dead at the Oval on Wednesday night, the Coroner returned a verdict of heart failure following extreme shock, brought about by an attempt to hang himself, which attempt was made while deceased was suffering from acute insomnia.

F LAX -MILLERS’ DECTS lONS. PALMERSTON N., Sept. 30. A meeting of the executive of tho New Zealand Flaxmillers’ Association expressed dissatisfaction at the decision of the Department of Agriculture not to forward a set of samples required for educational purposes to the Association which was prepared to pay for them. A deputation was appointed to interview the Minister of Agriculture regarding a Government bonus and approving of methods of milling flax. ft was resolved to forward a remit to the annual meeting of tho Employers’ Federation favouring the abolition of the Arbitration Court.

TWO HORSES KILLED. HAWERA, Sept. 30. Two horses were killed at the Pa tea Railway yards yesterday morning when caught on the line by a train entering the station, about 200 yards north, of the platform. The animals were part of a team of four drawing a contractor’s dray. The driver, Ernest Pullen, had a narrow escape in trying to save the team. Ho was just able to swing the three leaders at right angles to tho line when the two were cut down by the engine. The horses were owned by AV. C. Glenny Ltd. and were valued at £7O. They were not insured.

NEGLIGENT DR I N’T ML CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 30. “We cannot have cyclists driven: down by motorists” said Afagistrate Afoslev to-day in fining William Joseph Tvcs £4 and costs for negligent driving. Evidence showed that Ives tried to pass two cyclists by driving between them and it resulted in one being knocked over. A NATIVE CEREMONY. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 39. An interesting and important Maori ceremony took place this morning when the anchor stone of the Afaori canoe, Tokomaru, and the historic axe, Poutama-whiria, with which the canoe was carved, were formally presented to Mr AV. H. Skinner, as Chairman of the Museum Committee, and Air E. Wilson, Afavor of New Plymouth, by tho Native Chiefs, three of whom, Kapinga Rnngi, Mntotoru and Nolio To AVliiti were appointed trustees of the historic relics. The Native speakers declared that the- tribe to which the relics belonged agreed that the New Plymouth Museum was the proper and permanent resting place, the only condition being that Native trustees be appointed. The ATaori Chiefs and party were subsequently entertained at luncheon by Air Skinner.

UNEMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES

WELLINGTON, Sept, 30.

One of tho features of the unemployment in Wellington has been the fact, that no matter how many men were taken on the number of alleged unemployed always remained high and sometimes even increased. This was believed to he partly due to men from outside, Wellington flocking .in, but fresh light was thrown upon it at a meeting of the Social Welfare Committee of the Hospital Board. A member stated lie knew of cases where single moil received three meals and a bed per day from the Board, and simply would not take relief work at 9s a day. They preferred to remain idle and do nothing. The Board was of the opinion that they were making relief too attractive, for the list of unemployed had again shown an increase, this time of 97. It was also stated that landlords who found out the Board was paying rent raised their rates. Tho Committee decided to put its foot down on such eases.

ROUGH ON DUNKLEY. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 30. A clash occurred at the City Council Chambers this morning between H. Dunkley, who headed a deputation of unemployed, and the Mayor, Rev. J. Iv. Archer. After Dunkley had spoken the Mayor, addressing the unemployed, of whom about 20 were present, issued a final warning that lie would refuse to receive any more deputations headed by Dunkley. He said that the unemployed could not possibly put up a man more likely to damage their own cause than Dunkley.